Bicycle or motor-cycle support.



W. R. GREEN.

BICYCLE OR M OTOR CYCLE SUPPORT. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 29. 1912.

1,149,438. Patented Aug. 10,1915.

WALTER B. GREEN, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

BICYCLE OR MOTOB-CYGLE SUPPORT.

Speciflcation of Lettcrs Patent. Patented Aug. 10, 1915.

Application fi1ed November 29, 1912. Serial No. 734,037.

To aZZ w7wm it may concem Be it known that I, V VALTER R. GREEN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Chicago, in the county of (look and Statof Illinois, have 'invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Bicycle or MOtr*-Cycle Supports and 1 do hereby declare that the following is a full,

'clear, and eact description of thesame, reference being had to the accompanying draW- .nrgs, and to the numbers of reerence marked thereon, Wlnch 0rm a part of this -specification.

'llie object of this invention is to afiord a supporting bracket pivotally supported upon tlie bicycle or motorcycle and i adapted to support the bicycle in upright position when not in use, and 'so cnstructed as to be swung up iree fromthe' ground and supportedfrom use vhen desired.

It is also an obgect of the invention t0 g aflord a construct on 111 wlnch the supporting bracket 1nay baSsernbled in place with the lezist possible trouble, and Withot previous experience, and which the 1nud guard supporting plate is utilized in part to :fl0rtl engagement of said device on the rear zixle of the Machine.

The iirventioh*(in a preferred form) is illustrz1td in the drawings "and hereinafter more fully described.

In the drawingS, Figure 1 is a side ele vzition oi a bicycle equipped with a supporting device en1b0dyin g 1113 invention and sliowing the saine in use. Fig. 2 isann- .larged Trag1nentary s1de ele'vat1on of the same, showing tle supporting device swng upyvardly fronr use: Fig. 8 1s a sect1onon lirie 8of Fig. Fig. 4 is a section on line 1. of Fig. 21 Fig. 5 is a section on line 5 ,o Fis- 2- As shown in the drawings, 1, indicates the rear fork of the bicycle or motorcycle, 9, the rear wheel, 3, themud gard, and4,

the aXle, 'wherebythe wheel is j ournaled in the rear fork, as usual.

The supporting device comprises a metallic bracket or stirrup 5,flcomprising a strap or bar of metal bent'tda'fi'ord a base 6, which is concave to insure the contact with the ground being eflected' near' ech sicle the bracket or support. Fron1 said base, said bar is bent upwardly to afiord arms, which converge to near their free ends, and there preferably are slightly offset outwardly to alord shoulders 7, and brought to the position showh' in dotted' limes in.

Fig. 1, or in full lines in F 2.

In securing the device in place the nuts 13 are remOved from the ends of the aXle, and plates 9,are irserted thereover in such position that the adjusting bolts Il, will engagein the notCh 15, in the sarrie. T-he nuts13,are thon returned to place and-rire set to firinly clamp the plates 9, from moveinent,'and the inner ends of the-stay"rods 11, for the mud guard then firmly seuredt the plates 9, at a pointabove the'1iVet 10, and slightly at the ,rear of theaxle As shown in :Figs. 2 and 5, thecorinection betiveen the plate 9, and the sta'y rbd 11 is eflected by means of a screw 16, whidrextends throughan aperture in the waslier*l7, and is threaded into said plate The washer 17, as shown, is oi a size and shape adapted to engage in the hole in theend of the stay rod 11, and is' fianged to bear against the sides of said sta rod.

WVhen it is desired to support the bicycle or motorcycle in upright position, the support is swung downwardly to the position indicated in Fig. 1, With its loiver end directed forwardly past the center of support,

and with its shoulders 7, in firm engage- Of the support. The rear end of the bicycle is thus supported free from the ground,the shape of said support rfording a 'tWo point Contact with the roado'r surface and insuring stability. WVhn it is desired to use the bicycle or motorcycle, the same is 1j1oved foriva'rdly until the supportis at the rear of-the'line of the support and may thon be engaged with the hand or' fot"and elevated' iiitb'ngagement with its latch which acts to support the same securely when upon the road.

I have shown but a preferred form of the invention, and I therefore do not purpose limiting the patent granted on this application otherwise than necessitated by the prior art.

I claim as my invention:

l. A device of the class clescribed embracing a stirrup shaped support, a plate secured to each arm thereof and adapted for engagement over opposite ends of the axle 01 the rear bicycle or motor cycle wheel and to be firmly clamped thereon, a mud guard, bracing connections between said plates and said mud guard, a spring latch carried on the mud guard to engage the end of said sup port when swung upwardly out of use, and shoulders on said support for engaging the lower edges of said plates, when said support is swung down for use.

2. The combination With a motorcycle of a support pivotally mounted and carried thereon embracing a bar of metal bent to afi'ord a concave base, and converging arms, offsets in said arms near the extremities thereof beyond which said arme extend in parallel relation, a'plate pivotally engaged to the extremity of each arm and apertured to receive the ends of the rear axle of the motorcycle therethrough and adapted to be clamped in place thereon, a mud guard, rods connected With the mud guard and also With each of said plates, and a spring clip carried on the mud guard and adapted to hold said support out of operation when the motorcycle is in use.

3. A device of the class desCribed embracing the combination of a bar of metal bent to stirrup shape and having the bottom concave on the under side and converging arms bent into parallel relation near their extremities to form shoulders, a plate pivotally connected on each arm at the inner side thereof and apertured to receive the ends of a motorcycle axle slidably therethrough, a mud guard, stay rods therefor connected therewith and with each one of said plates, and a spring clip on the rear end of the mud guard for holding the support normally out of action, said support acting when swung downwardly t0 aflord a broad transverse bearing for the rear Wheel to support the same out of contact With the ground.

4. In a bicycle device of the class described a mud guard, attaching plates having slots therein adapted to be engaged by the adjusting bolts of the bicycle to prevent movement of saidplates and to efi?ect an adjustment thereof, stay rods leading from the mud guard to said plates, a stirrup shaped supporting device having a concave bottom, shouldered arms thereon pivotally engaged on the respective plates and adapted to be connected thereby to the rear axle of the bicycle, With the extremities of said axleextending through apertures in said plates, the engagement of said supporting device on said plates being in such relation With the axle that slight forward swing beyond the center of support for the rear Wheel acts t0 cause the shouldered portions of said arms to bear against the lower edge of the respective plates t0 brace said supporting device from urther forward movement.

5. A device of the class described embracing a stirrup shaped support having shoulders thereon, slotted and apertured plate, one secured to each arm of said stirrup shaped support, said apertures permitting sliclable engagement of said plates over the ends of the aXle of a motoroycle rear wheel with the adjusting bolts of the motorcycle engaging in the slots of said plates to maintain said plates in proper position to receive the shoulders on said supports bearing thereagainst when the support is swung beneath the rear wheel and slightly in advance thereof.

6. The combination With a motorcycle or bicycle of a support pivotally mounted and carried thereon and embracing a strap or bar of metal bent t0 afi'ord a base, and converging arme, shoulders on said arms near the extremity thereof, a plate pivotally engaged to each arm and adapted to slidably receive the ends of the rear aXle therethrough and to be engaged by the shoulders on the arms of the support, When said support 1s in supporting position.

7. A device of the class described embracing a bicycle or motoreycle, a strap of metal bent to aford a support and having converging aims, a shoulder on each arm, a plate pivotally engaged on each arm and adapted to slidably receive the ends of the bicycle or motorcycle axle thereinto after the removal of the axle nuts and spaced to engage the shoulders on the arms when the support is in supporting position.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

VALTER R. GREEN.

VVitnesses:

CHARLES W. HILLS, Jr., LAWRENCE REIBSTEIN.

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